Easter is traditionally associated with renewal, springtime, and new beginnings. Interestingly, it's also becoming a notable period in the renewable energy calendar. As families gather and businesses…

How ICP can contribute to the success of energy efficiency networks Very few of us in our work lives can work in a vacuum. There is a need to bounce ideas back and forth; there is a need to test our…

The transport sector still accounts for a quarter of EU carbon emissions, mainly coming from road transport. Direct electrification is playing a leading role in decarbonising the sector with electric…

For most (or at least many) people Blockchain "has something to do with Bitcoin", kind of a weird digital currency with enormous price fluctuations and recently prominently featured by media following…

This week, there is a big article in the Financial Times about how Brussels is re-tooling industrial policy. The focus of the article is on how there is increasing support to develop the battery…

With solar eclipsing coal as the lead source of electricity generation in Australia these last days , the question of how to manage this powerful but unpredictable fleet is already a pressing issue.…

Many articles about smart cities start with a definition of what a smart city is or should be. But if this would be so easy, then there would already be common definition and no need to define it…

Reducing CO2 emissions to zero in 30 years - utopian? The conversion of Germany's energy supply to green and renewable is a done deal. In 30 years, the country is to meet its energy needs from…

Does the classical business model of utilities have a future in Europe given the transition towards a decentralized energy system? This was the key question discussed by different economists at the…

In a global interconnected system understanding where hydrogen has come from will become incredibly important. The temptation for some to make hydrogen from coal and release the carbon dioxide into…